Probable that they were the cemeteries of a large Indian population, which resided along theīanks of the Kishwaukee, and which, perhaps, had its principal village at the beautifulĬonfluence of this stream with Rock River. 1 1 Narrative, &c., I. Say counted upwards of thirty of these mounds. Mounds in every respect similar to those met with on Fox (Pishtaka) River, but scattered along On both banks of the Kishwaukee, not far from its mouth, there are many Peters River, &c., under the command of Captain Long, in 1823:
The following statement is from the Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of (as will be seen by reference to the map), reaching to the very sources of some of the branches. North of the State line, the mounds are profusely scattered over this broad valley Importance than those to the north and, with the exception of some of the turtle form as far southĪs Rockford, they do not assume those peculiar imitative figures so characteristic of the mounds Great basin is from three hundred to eight or nine hundred feet above the level of Lake Michigan.Īncient works exist in this valley below the State line but of their nature andĮxtent I have been able to obtain no very particular information. Passes into Illinois, it has an elevation of one hundred and thirty-eight feet and the rim of the Having an area of five thousand five hundred and fifty square miles. It occupies the central portions of the southern and most populous part of the State Reach this valley and it has now become the centre of a numerous, thriving, and intelligent Known as among the most fertile and beautiful in the broad West.
Chapter 3 ANCIENT WORKS IN THE BASIN OF ROCK RIVER AND ITS BRANCHES.
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